The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, March 1, 2058

Waxing Crescent

45.2% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
71°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
45.2%
Age
6.8 days
Distance
397,900 km
Apparent size
30.0′
Constellation
Taurus
Lunation number
1672

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun84.37°
Phase angle95.48°
Illuminated fraction45.23%
Altitude / azimuth10.2° / 73.0°
Right ascension / declination4h 16m / 19.98°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude65.72° / -1.29°
Libration in longitude / latitude5.92° / 2.31°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude100.74° / -1.54°
Position angle of the axis351.8°
Position angle of the bright limb260.4°
Apparent magnitude-9.9

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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